Only Kansas Has Yet to Adopt a New Map
Redistricting is almost over. Of the 43 states which have more than one Congressional district, only Kansas has not yet adopted a final map based on the 2010 Census results, reports CQ’s Stacey Skotzko. The dust still has to settle from legal challenges though — a dozen states still have pending litigation regarding their new…
Supreme Court Debates Protest Limits
Anti-gay activists argued before the Supreme Court today that they should be allowed to protest at military funerals. The debate centered on whether the Westboro Baptist Church had a First Amendment right to hold signs such as “God hates you,” and, “God hates dead soldiers,” outside the funeral of a deceased Marine. Albert Snyder, the soldier’s…
